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<blockquote data-quote="TeoTorriatte" data-source="post: 4673525" data-attributes="member: 571999"><p>It will depend on whether or not running at 4-ohms will get you the output you want without exceeding the limits of the amp.</p><p>Regarding 1-ohm operation... whether or not you will be able to turn your gains down far enough will depend on your HU. If it has high preout voltage and no subout volume control, then you could run into issues with maxing out your sub within the first few clicks of the main volume control. But if you have a subout volume control, you should be fine.</p><p></p><p>With regards to SQ, distortion will no doubt be mentioned... full power @ 1-ohm will have higher THD than full power @ 4-ohms. But since you wouldn't be running full power at 1-ohm, distortion would actually be slightly lower. This is kind of a moot point anyways though, since you probably won't be able to hear the difference in THD anyways.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeoTorriatte, post: 4673525, member: 571999"] It will depend on whether or not running at 4-ohms will get you the output you want without exceeding the limits of the amp. Regarding 1-ohm operation... whether or not you will be able to turn your gains down far enough will depend on your HU. If it has high preout voltage and no subout volume control, then you could run into issues with maxing out your sub within the first few clicks of the main volume control. But if you have a subout volume control, you should be fine. With regards to SQ, distortion will no doubt be mentioned... full power @ 1-ohm will have higher THD than full power @ 4-ohms. But since you wouldn't be running full power at 1-ohm, distortion would actually be slightly lower. This is kind of a moot point anyways though, since you probably won't be able to hear the difference in THD anyways. [/QUOTE]
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